Geek and Gamer Girls
| "Geek and Gamer Girls" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by Team Unicorn featuring Seth Green | |||||||||||||
| Released |
September 15, 2010 (music video) May 21, 2011 (digital download) | ||||||||||||
| Format | digital download | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, dance[1] | ||||||||||||
| Length | 4:16 | ||||||||||||
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"Geek and Gamer Girls", stylized G33K & G4M3R Girls, is a music video by the girl group Team Unicorn. It pays tribute to women who love gaming, manga, and science fiction.[2][3] The video reached 1 million views in its first week online[4] and stirred controversy over its sexy portrayal of the women.[5] Robot Chicken creator Seth Green performs a rap in the video. Actress Katee Sackhoff and comic book creator Stan Lee also appear.[6] The music video is noted for its abundance of cultural references.[7][8][9][10] parodying Katy Perry's "California Gurls".[11]
Music video
The video utilizes a number props and costumes relevant to geek culture; most notably elements of video games, Star Wars, collectible toys, superheroes, film & television, Star Trek, and comic books. The members of Team Unicorn appear dressed as prominent pop culture characters:
- The Baroness (Rileah Vanderbilt)
- Han Solo (Michele Boyd)
- Psylocke (Milynn Sarley)
- Lara Croft (Clare Grant)
The video also includes appearances by a number of uncredited male dancers, also dressed in similar pop culture related costumes. The dancers appear as such characters as: The Flash, Spock, Darth Maul, Spider-Man, and Legolas.
Seth Green, who was involved in the production of the video, raps a verse in the song. Green is married to Team Unicorn member Clare Grant. Comic book creator Stan Lee makes two appearances in the video, as does actress Katee Sackhoff- best known for her role as Kara “Starbuck” Thrace in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica franchise.
References
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/g33k-g4m3r-girls-geek-gamer/id439664296
- ↑ MSNBC.com: Look, a unicorn! Music video pays tribute to geeky gals and gamer girls. Technolog.msnbc.msn.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ Team Unicorn Interview. Actionflickchick.com (September 17, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ Interview: G33K & G4M3R GIRLS (Geek and Gamer Girls Video) 1 Week, 1 Million Views. Actionflickchick.com (September 17, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ G33K & G4M3R GIRLS Fangirl Furor: Should Geek and Gamer Girls Go Sexy, Sexless, Something Else?. Actionflickchick.com (September 22, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ IGN: Geek and Gamer Girls Sing Out. Music.ign.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ G33k & G4m3r Girls Song. Break.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ MTV Splash Page: Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Parodied In Awesome 'Geek And Gamer Girls' Video. Splashpage.mtv.com (September 15, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ The Official Star Wars Blog | Star Wars Shout Outs in “G33k & G4M3R Girls” Music Video. Starwarsblog.starwars.com (September 10, 2010). Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ Wallace, Lewis. (September 11, 2010) Spot the Geek Refs in ‘Geek and Gamer Girls’ Song. Wired. Retrieved on January 18, 2012.
- ↑ Fox 5: Meet the Geek Girls Archived September 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Fox5sandiego.com. Retrieved on January 18, 2012.